| Rank |
County |
Population |
% of 8-County Total |
8-County Cumulative % |
| 1 |
Bergen, NJ
| 934,026
| 16.9%
| 16.9%
|
| 2 |
Middlesex, NJ
| 803,201
| 14.5%
| 31.4%
|
| 3 |
Essex, NJ
| 801,760
| 14.5%
| 45.8%
|
| 4 |
Hudson, NJ
| 675,220
| 12.2%
| 58.0%
|
| 5 |
Munmouth, NJ
| 803,201
| 11.3%
| 69.4%
|
| 6 |
Ocean, NJ
| 617,546
| 11.2%
| 80.5%
|
| 7 |
Union, NJ
| 617,546
| 10.4%
| 91.0%
|
| 8 |
Passaic, NJ
| 500,824
| 9.0%
| 100.0%
|
|
8-County Total |
5,538,141 |
100.0% |
100.0% |